Table 2.
Description of variable column headers for excel file “Fernandez 2019 General welfare.xls” [18] regarding welfare assessment variables in adult female quail supplemented with dietary thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol).
| Variable name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lesions legs | Legs skin lesions score (range 0–2) |
| Lesions rear end | Rear end skin lesions score (range 0–2) |
| Lesions chest | Chest skin lesions score (range 0–2) |
| Lesions cloacae | Cloacae skin lesions score (range 0–2) |
| Lesions wings | Wing skin lesions score (range 0–2) |
| Plumage neck | Neck plumage damage score (range 0–2) |
| Plumage head | Head plumage damage score (range 0–2) |
| Plumage wings | Wings plumage damage score (range 0–2) |
| Plumage rear end | Rear end plumage damage score (range 0–2) |
| Plumage chest | Chest plumage damage score (range 0–2) |
| Foot Pad dermatitis | Score assigned to lesion observed in the foot (range 0–2) |
| Eye pathologies | Presence or absence of eye pathologies (1 or 0, respectively) |
| Dirt legs | Presence or absence of dirt in the legs (1 or 0, respectively) |
| Dirt cloacae | Presence or absence of dirt in the cloacae (1 or 0, respectively) |
| Dirt belly | Presence or absence of dirt in the belly (1 or 0, respectively) |